Did lots of surreptitious C-SPAN 2 viewing at working, hoping to catch a glimpse of the tall guy during the floor debates. (Which were quite interesting, with a particularly good showing by my own senators, Feinstein and Boxer.)

Little did I know, I did not need Windows Media Player and a pair of headphones - JK did the menschy thing and brought the debate to the internets. Oh, well.

In addition to talking about the surge, the GAO report, and benchmarks galore, JK also gave one of the best explanations for why he - and why we - blog, in one of his responses to the user comments:

Believe me, I intend on making this case as forcefully as I can as often as I can. Although you are selling yourself short there, many, many people read what happens here, from politicians to journalists. So making a case here is not just "preaching to the choir." A lot of others are listening in to the choir in this case. As for coordinating message, I think that’s part of what we do here. This isn’t a grass tops campaign, it’s a grassroots campaign. One thing about Democrats: We don't march in lockstep and take orders, and I wouldn't want to belong to a party that did. But we're as united as we've ever been on this, and media reports to the contrary are overblown. Keep in mind – only one Democrat wasn’t on board with our deadline the last vote we had. Harry Reid put himself on the line fighting for the Reid-Feingold amendment to fund a very different mission and change course. Don’t underestimate those decisions. We’ve got a ways to go, but I’ve seen how the perseverance of you, me, and a lot of folks is paying off. We need to keep fighting.

So while we may have miles to go before we sleep, well done, choir, so far.